BİOGRAPHY
Melihat TÜZÜN (TURKEY)
Professor and Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, Trakya University (2018-…), She worked as a professor in Painting Department at Tekirdağ Namik Kemal University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture (2013-18). She was awarded a BFA degree (1997), MFA degree (2000) and DFA degree (2004), by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Painting Department. She is head of Association of Printmaking Artists Turkey, (2016-..), The Artist, who is a member of the International Association of Plastic Arts, has the First Prize in 1995 for Ayşe and Ercüment Kalmık Foundation Original Print.
In artist works; examines the interaction of man with nature. Makes the question of "Existence" and "Infinity" created by contrasts with concrete and abstract images. The artist, who has 14 solo exhibitions, 12 national and 2 international, participates and International Biennials, Workshops and Mixed Exhibitions. Many national and international museums have works in public institutions and organizations' collections. Tüzün has researches and applications on Non Toxic Engraving.

Sela Can DÖKMECİ born in Ankara 1988. He passed the Trakya University State Conservatory exams in 2005/2006 education year. After that he began to study his professional musical career in the Double Bass art branch with Aminbay SAPAYEV. He attended “Master Class” studies with Dokuz Eylül State Conservatory Professor Tahir SÜMER in the last quarter of the same year. He joined Trakya University Balkan Symphony Orchestra in 2006/2007 education year. Until this time, he performed in Turkey and abroad. In 2006, he qualified for Germany and European Union project “Young Philharmonic Orchestra” which attendees were 5 different countries musicians. With this orchestra he performed in Germany and Switzerland. In 2008/2009 education year, he accepted to Ankara Hacettepe State Conservatory through domestic student exchange programs. In Hacettepe he studied Double Bass with Alper MÜFETTİŞOĞLU and Assoc. Prof. Burak KARAAĞAÇ, Orchestra with Prof. Erol ERDİNÇ and took lessons from Presidential Symphony Orchestra Conductor Selim ÖĞÜT about chamber music. He performed with Hacettepe Symphonic Orchestra and Hacettepe Chamber Orchestra as principal double bass. He graduated from Trakya University State Conservatory Double Bass branch in the same year. He qualified for Trakya University Institute of Social Sciences Musical Art Major master’s degree in 2009/2010 education year. He began working as a contracted music teacher in Trakya University Faculty of Education in the same year. He began teaching double bass in Trakya University after passing Trakya University State Conservatory Contracted Instructor exams in 2010/2011 education year. He graduated from master’s degree in 2011/2012 education year. In 2013, he joined Trakya University Institute of Social Sciences Musical Art Major Proficiency in Art with a first. He won the third place in Edirne Mimar Sinan Rotary Club’s “Young Musicians Chamber Music Contest” in March 2014. He graduated from Proficiency in Art in September 2018. He got invited as a guest performer in Bursa Symphonic Orchestra in the same year. He is still performing solo, chamber music and orchestra while working as an instructor in Trakya University State Conservatory.

Began to practice the piano at Trakya University State Conservatory, in 2002.
Had her piano studies with Özgür GÜVEN, Akın ARABOĞLU, D. Devrim ÖZTAŞ, Gülnare TARKUM, Murat HÜSEYİNOV and Emine SERDAROĞLU.
Got accepted to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory, in 2009.
Had her piano studies with Metin Ülkü; chamber music studies with Nilay KARADUMAN.
Took part in TRT İstanbul Youth Choir, conducted by Gökçen KORAY, in 2011.
Got accepted to Trakya University State Conservatory, in 2012.
Had her piano studies with Gökçe GÜVEN; chamber music studies with Hande GÜNALAN, Zerrin TAN, Musa Eren İŞKODRALI and Elis ARABOĞLU.
Graduated from piano department of Trakya University, in 2016.
Got accepted to doctorate programme of Trakya University Social Sciences Institute, in 2016.
Masterclasses: İdil BİRET (2007), Andrei DİEV (2008), Milena MULOVA, Arnaud PUMİR (2010), Violaine Cochard (2010), Alicja PALETA-BUGAJ (2010), Christian Wilm MÜLLER, Stéphane BLET (2012), Zoe SAMSARELOU, Bojidar NOEV (2014), Maria PRİNZ (2014) and Emre ELİVAR (2015)
Prizes: Second Prize; 12th Pera International Piano Festival - Teacher&Student Competition (2017)